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Summary: Beauty and the Beast
Review: With a second disc chock full of extras, this DVD is well worth the price. Not to mention three, yes three, versions of the film. One can see interviews with the voices, the animators, and the producers. There are also games for everyone. And the movie, well, it is brilliant. Not just a kiddie cartoon, it is enjoyable for everyone. If only we could all live by the message behind this movie...
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Summary: This DVD is off the heezy!!
Review: This is one the second best DVD ever (Monsters Inc is the 1st.)! This 2 disc set is perfect for anyone's DVD collection. There was a bunch of special features and things to explore. But I have to say one thing,THIS DVD HAS THE BEST DVD GAMES EVER!! I am now going to reveiw all 4 games.
Chip's musical memory challenge: This game is where you have to use your memory to repeat the different instruments. This is very cool the first time,but it gets boring when you play it for a while. Mrs. Pott's personality profile game: This is where you answers questions with answers that sound the most like you. If you are a girl,you will either end up like: Fi-Fi,Belle,or Mrs. Pott's. If your are a boy,you will either end up like: Lumire,Beast,or Cogsworth. You will want to play this game over and over again! Morice's invention workshop game: This is where you will answer triva questions. When answered correctly,you will get a pice for the machine which will help you get to the West Wing. Then Chip will give you code which will unlock the door to continue your adventure on disc 2. Break the spell adventure game(Morice's invention workshop part2): This is the second part to Morices Workshop game. Here is where you will need to remember the code chip gave you. Here you will have to overcome many tasks such as avoiding candles and falling balls. Every time you make a wrong move a petal will fall from the rose(you have 5 rose petals.) If you complete this game you will break the spell and become Human Again! Some other highlights are the Jump 5 music video, Art galleries, and behind the scenes footage along with colorful menus. You can here some disney celeberties tell the tales of Disney classics and their background information. You also enjoy 3 versions of the film: Speacial edition(includes all new "Human Again"),orignal version,and work in progress edition. Well, I hope you find this reveiw helpful. I would recomend you buy it. You can also check out the Snow wite platanim edition.
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Summary: HORRIBLE transfer of my favorite movie of all time
Review: How any fan of this fantastic film can accept this HORRIBLE transfer is shocking. The dvd supposedly contains not only the special edition but also the original theatrical edition, but the reality is that the mis-named "original theatrical" edition is a mutilated version that is definitely NOT the film shown in theaters in 1991. The colors were drastically changed, making brown things red, red things pink, and erasing all shadows into virtual non-existence. Gone is the palette of beautiful rich colors that were used when the film was made. In their place we have a pastel, ... saturday-morning cartoon palette where shadows don't exist. Instead of keeping the brooding, gothic, mysterious castle that once existed, the dvd lightened it up so there are no more mysterious shadows. Now you can see everything quite clearly, including the Beast (when he was supposed to be lurking in shadows as a plot device). The backgrounds were literally replaced with computer generated backgrounds for the imax presentation, which is fine for the special edition. But they also used the new backgrounds for the supposed "original theatrical" version as well. Oh, and did I mention that they went in with a computer to completely re-draw the characters to make them smoother? They used those altered images for the so-called "original theatrical" version, too. They also cut off the top and the bottom of the film to make the aspect ratio 1.85:1, when the original film was made in 1.66:1 (much closer to your actual "regular" tv shape). Add those changes to the edited dialogue (there is no more stuttering Beast) and the horrid pastel colors that replaced the vibrant colors that used to be, and you have one big mess. ... - what Disney calls the "original theatrical" version is just the special edition without the human again sequence. ...
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Summary: Perfect
Review: How can you not love this movie? It is such a beautiful story. I love that the DVD has 3 versions- even though the special edition is my favorite. The bonus dvd is full of fun activities and facts. I found I am most like Belle, dh like Cogsworth and dd fifi the feather duster.
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Summary: 100 Stars for my 100th Review!
Review: Since this is my 100th review I've written since I started doing this a couple years ago, I decided to choose to review a movie very near and dear to me. With the rerelease of "Beauty and the Beast" on DVD, it seems fitting and appropriate that this is the one I choose! So many years ago, when Beauty and the Beast first was released, I hesitated going. After all, how could Disney possibly top its tremendous achievement with "The Little Mermaid". I ended up having to go, for the entire school where I was teaching at the time went. From the opening scene that takes us through the forest to the stained glass windows, I was totally awed. If you don't know the story (who doesn't?), Belle is an intelligent, beautiful girl smart enough to know that what society deems her life to be isn't right for her. She yearns for something more out there, something she's only read about in her books.. She heroically saves her father from an unjust prison sentence by taking his place in the Beast's delapidated castle. There, through her honesty of heart, she sees through his gruff exterior, into his honest heart. The rest, as they say, is history. Everything about this film worked back then, and it works just as magically now. The animation is crisp and daring. The songs simply spin powerfully and gently at the same time. The characters are real and realized, from the enchanted objects in the castle to the buffoon-turned-evil guy Gaston. The infamous ballroom scene, which 10 years so stunned me, still today stuns me, not for its techinical merit (after all, we've been exposed to Pixar's incredible work) but for its honesty and high emotional punch. The DVD offers many treats for "Beauty and the Beast" fans. On disk A, they've offered three different versions of the movie: "Special Edition", "Original Release", and a "Work in Progress" version that mixed some animated parts with sketches and drawings. I particulary enjoyed the commentary done by the producers and song writer Alan Menken during the "Special Edition". Disk B comes with several interviews on making the movies, as well as games for the kids. It seems that Disney has struggled with making their DVD's worthy of the medium, but with this release, they've finally started to learn what they can do with it! This is my third most favorite movie of all time. Perhaps it was the animation. Perhaps it was the music. Or perhaps it was being able to relate to the longing of a girl who wanted so much more for herself. Or even perhaps, it was the longing of the Beast, who only wanted something that he at first couldn't do himself; for someone to look beyond his appearance to see the beauty within. Perhaps they all work together, perfectly, in "Beauty and the Beast".
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Summary: Thank You Disney!
Review: The wait was worth it for 'Beauty and the Beast' to make it's way to DVD. This has got to be the DVD with the best bonus features EVER! You start out with a highly in-depth look at the making of the film and the history of the story all hosted by the delightful Celine Dion. Celine also hosts a HIGHLY entertaining segment called "The Story Behind The Story." In this segment actors Angela Lansbury, Robby Benson, Jodi Benson, Ming-Na, James Earl Jones, Paige O'Hara and David Ogden Stiers relive the Disney versions and original stories of 'The Hunchback of Note Dame,' 'The Jungle Book,' 'Mulan,' 'The Lion King,' 'Cinderella, 'Sleeping Beauty' and 'Pocahontas.' The DVD also features the music video to the highly successful song "Beauty and the Beast" performed by Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson. For some unknown reason, Disney felt it necessary to include a newer version of the song performed by Jump 5. It's a crime that Disney wasted these talentless youngster's time to record a version of the song that in no way fits into the magic of this film. Celine and Peabo already recorded the song beautifully. Why did Disney hire people who can't sing a note to record the same song? The film itself has been fully resorted and the picture and sound quality has never been better. It even includes a new musical number "Human Again" which I could really do without. Many people like the song but I think it's poorly written and even more poorly performed. But it doesn't take anything away from this being one of the greatest films ever made. I'm really happy with what Disney has come up with this time. This "Special Edition" actually is special. I can only hope Disney continues with these "Special Editions" and bring us 'Aladdin,' 'The Little Mermaid,' and all the other Disney classics. Hopefully they will do this sooner than later.
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Summary: An excellent special edition DVD
Review: Beauty and the Beast is one of my all time favorite Disney animated movies. This DVD set has tons of bonus material, plus various versions of the movie that you can play. I highly recommend this DVD set.
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Summary: Just get it. Whatever you do, just get it.
Review: It is stunning to look at, hilarious at parts, and tears in the eyes sad at other places. It has a heart the size of a Beast and the soul of a delicate Beauty. It works, every wonderful part of it works. Our family has watched it at least four times in the three days since we got it. In an entertainment world with so much junk, grab up this diamond. Then turn down the lights and be prepared to be swept away in wonderment at just how good a film can be when everyone involved does everything just right. It is going to be a Christmas present for a couple of relatives.
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Summary: Very nice, but the new scene is NOT seamlessly added...
Review: I love Beauty and the Beast. Definitely one of the best animated films ever made. Most of the special features are a welcome addition, except for the scene "Human Again" in the SE version of the film. All of a sudden, the Prince/Beast can't read??!! Why does he have such an extensive library? Pathetic addition. The animation/song for the scene itself is also poor. It does not fit it as well as Disney would like you to believe. The animation for certain things is different (see through curtains, loads of animated nonsense, etc which are not present in such a strong way in the rest of the film). The animation is somewhat different, and "characters" added don't seem to fit in-- their faces are somewhat goofy/generic. 4/5 for the rest of everything else, but no 5/5. (...)
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Summary: What's wrong with this movie?
Review: The biggest flaw in this story ... is that it makes a 45-year-old man cry like a child every time I watch it. My opinions on Disney movies vary -- some are good, some are almost unwatchable -- but "Beauty and the Beast" is the best work the studio has ever done. Why do I love this movie so much? I think it's the music. In some musicals (animated or live), as soon as a song begins, the story comes to a grinding halt. (Can anyone remember one tune from "Mulan"?) But in this film, the music by Ashman and Menken advances the story marvellously. Animation and voice acting combine in a near-flawless performance, and the use of computer animation in the ballroom dance sequence was ground-breaking in its time. As for the added features, the added song "Human Again" is a wonderful fun number. I can understand why it was left out of the original version, but its inclusion really doesn't detract from the story (it's another big production number like "Be Our Guest", not really essential to the plot, but helps us get to know the supporting characters). The "making of" features are fairly interesting; the on-disk games I can take or leave. But the film itself is still the gem, worth the purchase price all by itself; the standard by which all other Disney movies are measured.
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